The Symbolism of Water Many works of literature use symbols to represent abstract ideas. One symbol that is commonly used is water. Water is a viable symbol because it is versatile. It can be used to represent many different ideals because water in itself is ever changing.
any milk or milk by-products, such as cheeses, ice cream, butter, etc is considered dairy. Soy milk is okay, as is rice milk. Eggs are considered dairy, but as they don't come from a cow, I am not sure that would be included in your excluding dairy--same goes for goat's milk and it's by-products.
Dairy Products. Dairy products are food or drink items made from the milk of cows or other mammals. Cheese, yogurt, sour cream, whipped cream, ice cream, pudding and many custards are milk based, adding to the list of dairy products and items made from milk.